SaharaReporters has learnt that Boko Haram militants may have kidnapped 18 female soldiers in Baga in Borno State, according to information from military sources. Two sources told SaharaReporters that, out of 26 female soldiers posted to the military base of the Multinational Joint Task Force, only eight have so far been accounted for.

The commander of the troops in the area, Colonel Kuti, has also not been found since the insurgents attacked the town on Saturday.Residents of Baga told our reporters that Boko Haram insurgents invaded their town and killed at least 55 people, including soldiers attached to MNJTF. Both residents and security sources said the insurgent attack lasted close to 18 hours before the Islamist terrorists overpowered the troops and seized the military base.

One military source said the attack took them by surprise. He said the troops made a gallant effort to repel the attack, but that hundreds of Islamist militants stormed the military base with high-caliber weapons. A resident revealed that the invading insurgents also burnt down parts of the fishing town.

Bukar Kaka, a fisherman who fled from the town, said no fewer than 50 villagers, including five soldiers, were killed while others sustained wounds in the attacks. He said he saw soldiers fleeing. A military source disclosed that some fleeing sources were headed for Monguno barracks near Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State.

The fisherman said Boko Haram militants sacked the troops from the barracks, with the soldiers fleeing into various locations. “A lot of us found ourselves in the bush. In fact some of them removed their uniforms,” said Mr. Kaka.

A security source said the insurgent invaders also stormed other neighboring communities, shooting indiscriminately at people. He added that the militants also destroyed hundreds of houses and shops, often using fuel and other explosive devices.

In an interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Senator Maina Ma’aji Lawan confirmed the insurgents’ attack on Baga and surrounding towns. He added that military troops and youth volunteers, popularly known as ‘civilian JTF, had attempted to repel the onslaught, but were overpowered by the invaders.

“This is indeed a sad moment for my people who were plunged into bloodshed by the insurgents. Security forces with active support of the youth have been working hard to protect the area from several attacks in the past. But due to the large number of the terrorists and dangerous weapons they used in the latest onslaught these patriotic persons were unable to resist them,” Mr. Lawan said.

“We are calling on the Federal Government to provide relief materials for the displaced persons and expedite action [to] liberate the area so that our people can return to normal life,” the senator added.

Boko Haram insurgents had attacked Baga on three previous occasions over the past one year, leaving more than 300 people dead.


Source: http://saharareporters.com/2015/01/05/18-female-soldiers-feared-kidnapped-baga

Each and every Nigeria solders should be moved to borno state to defend our territory, including the ones being used by Julius Berger construction, septraco, government tompolo, Asari dokumbo, MTN,Banks, churches,mosques, oil Companies, Otta farms nd those protecting formal corrupt head of states like IBB and co.

mtcheeew!!
i kon book space forget to modify...

wu needs it?

The ridicule our Military has faced under Jonathan is so, so...........

Female soldiers? Lord Jesus!

dre11:
Now its the turn of female soldiers

na anything female the SOB dey kidnap.

I'm even certain they've been kidnapping female dogs, camels, turtoises, goats, ducks, sheep, hens et al. We wouldn't know cos there is no population census for animals in nigeria.

Why are female soldiers being sent out to fight when we know BH just love kidnaping women?

d Nigerian soldiers are really suffering there.. it's an undisputed fact.. smh..

Ow God, this will be bad. God help them

Now, joining the N.A is a death sentence..If BH doesn't kill you, The Army will court-martial you and kill you..nawa o..I don't blame them..incompetence from the top to the bottom..AVM Badeh was CAS when the NAF's base was sacked and a gunship was set alight by BH..What did GEJ do? He made him CDS..when in other countries, the President would have demanded his resignation within 48 hrs...what a joke of a govt.

Who won believe this......
Did they together in one place before they kidnapped them?
Abi which kind news be tha?

So our soldiers too re now being kidnapped? Na wa o, light don day shock electric pole

Oh crap .... we need to equip and support our troops better. Those areas in the North are being forgotten.

ok

Nigeria at this point in time needs a no nonsense, determined and proactive leader,who can take the battle to the insurgents strongholds and wipe them out in order to recover every inch of Nigerian territory. We certainly do not need a man who fiddles with his fedora hat while the country burns.
Think Nigeria and vote wisely in 2015. Your vote is your power,use it to effect change.

When GMB deals with them!!! GMB-OSINBAJO2015

Nawa o

Female soldiers?; bleeping things

GOD SAVE NIGERIA

As far as the news is from a Boko Haram sympathizers who never say anything good about our military or Nigeria I doubt if the news is true

Crazy

Where were the males? When the females were adult nap

bad news.i pray they are released soon

i smell orgies and Group Intimacy

Only if we can see what the Nigeria arm is facing in this war turn area on daily bases .... . Its worse than what we can even imaging . Besides , the traitors among them ,together with high level corruption is actually making this war to b tough for them . Can anybody estimate the number of military men that have died in this war since 2011 ? Hmm only God can help us .